European Institute of Purchasing Management

EIPM at a GlanceEIPM was created in December 1990 by top leading companies - Alcatel, Aérospatiale, Amae, Bull, Cerestar (Ferruzzi), Herberts (Hoescht), Nokia, Pechiney, Philips, Renault - and sponsored by the European Commission, the Rhône Alpes Region and the Haute Savoie department to create an European Executive Education and Training Center in Purchasing Education.Today through its different programmes, the EIPM trains and educates each year more than 4000 purchasing professionals worldwide in 9 different languages in Europe and through its branches in partnership.EIPM was the first to:Offer an Executive MBA that recognised the strategic dimension of the Purchasing functionDevelop tools for professionals based on applied researchEstablish a shared vision across Europe for the Purchasing functionCoin the phrase ‘Upstream Purchasing Strategy’Respond to the needs of the professions by providing worldwide training solutionsOffer a European staged certification programme for purchasing professionals.The EIPM Vision is to be the Leading Institute in Learning (Education, Research and Training) in Strategic Sourcing and Supply Management